This publication continues in the tradition of the previous two seasonal reports, detailing the hinterland regional surveys, the clarification of the defense system, further excavation of the Iron Age complex, and discovery of extensive Early Bronze Age domestic structures.

Part One: Overview
Chapter 1: An Overview of the 1989 Season of Excavation and Survey in the Madaba Plains by Ralph E. Hendrix

Part Two: Tall al-Umayri
Chapter 2: Organization of Excavation and Summary of Results at Tall al-Umayri by Larry G. Herr
Chapter 3: Field A: The Ammonite Citadel by John I. Lawlor
Chapter 4: Field B: The Western Defense System by Douglas R. Clark
Chapter 5: Field D: The Lower Southern Terrace by Timothy P. Harrison
Chapter 6: Field E: The Water System by James R. Fisher
Chapter 7: Field F: The Eastern Shelf by Russanne D. Low
Chapter 8: Field G: The North Slope "Wall Lines" by James R. Fisher
Chapter 9: The Pottery by Larry G. Herr